“Today she threw strikes and allowed them to hit the ball,” Barnum said. “And we made plays in the field.”

Comets 15, Hyaks 8

NASELLE — Unable to capitalize on free passes, Pacific League champion North Beach fell to Naselle in a league contest Monday at Naselle.

The Hyaks (3-1, 11-4) drew no fewer than 17 walks, but were unable to deliver key hits that could have produced big innings.

“We just played flat, kind of listless,” North Beach coach Maynard Reed said. “We’d get on base with two outs. And (Naselle) played really well.”

He cited Madi Ivey for pitching in the absence of Cora Pope, who was ill.

The Hyaks visit Taholah today.

BASEBALL

Ocosta 5, Elks 4

AMANDA PARK — Leeroy Rindlisbacher singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as Ocosta outlasted Lake Quinault in a non-league game Tuesday at Amanda Park.

Caleb Tackett drew a one-out walk in the 10th, stole second, advanced to third on an infield out and scored on Rindlisbacher’s single up the middle.

The Elks loaded the bases with none out in the bottom of the 10th, but Kurt Bambauer — the third Wildcat pitcher — worked his way out of the jam.

The Wilecats (10-6) somehow prevailed despite striking out 18 times in the first eight innings.

“They made as many plays on us in the last two innings as they did in the first eight,” Wildcat coach Jason Quinby said incredulously. “We had four hits, made five errors, struck out 18 times and still won. The big thing for us was pitching.”

Tackett homered in the fifth inning for the Wildcats. Dalton Lines, Santos Venegas and Kobe Kalama had two hits each for the Elks.

“Even though we lost the game, I thought we played well,” said Quinault coach Keith Samplawski. “We had a good game compared to the last time we played them (a decisive Ocosta win).”

“I thought we played a lot better than we’ve played our last two outings,” Sundstrom said. “We got a little taste of humility the last two outings, but we got back to our average today. For the most part, I thought our girls played really well.”

ELMA — Montesano struggled a bit on its home course while perennial golf power Woodland cruised anyway in this Southwest Washington 1A League match at Oaksridge Golf Course on Tuesday.

The Beavers’ Sesca Jouwsma and Faith Udy shared medalist honors with a 47 each. Kaelyn Walker led Montesano with a 51.

“We weren’t at our best today as a team, but it wasn’t going to matter against a top-notch Woodland team that finished fifth at state last year at the 2A level,” Montesano head coach Lloyd Aldrich said.